Home › Words › H › hedgenettlehedgenettlehedgenettle means any of certain plants of the genus Stachys.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, hedgenettle ranks #23,631 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom hedge + nettle.nounAny of certain plants of the genus Stachys.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.hedgehyssop 69% match — Any of various plants of the genus Gratiola. vs hedgenettle →deadnettle 69% match — Any plant of a species in genus Lamium, which closely resembles the nettle, but does not possess stinging hairs. vs hedgenettle →betony 67% match — Any plant of the genus Stachys. vs hedgenettle →hedgy 64% match — Pertaining to or like a hedge. vs hedgenettle →bedstraw 62% match — Any plant of herb genus Galium of the madder family with small pointed leaves and hairy stems with small, white or yellow flowers. vs hedgenettle →hedgebill 61% match — A hedger's tool resembling a sickle. vs hedgenettle →hedgelike 61% match — Resembling a hedge. vs hedgenettle →breadwort 60% match — The knotgrass Polygonum aviculare. vs hedgenettle →